Tag Archives: James Poniewozik

What better way to celebrate being one-quarter of the way through the NFL season then with a MEGA-POD edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast? Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll dials in for a discussion with Rich about his squad’s big comeback victory against the Houston Texans, and how he’s getting his team ready for Andrew Luck and the Colts in Week 5. We also get the former USC coach’s thoughts on his former employers firing of Lane Kiffin.

Up next, former Baltimore Orioles great and Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken Jr, dials in to discuss the Ravens’ 2-2 start. The Iron Man and Ravens season ticket holder tells Rich about his relationship with Charm City’s other sports icon, retired linebackerRay Lewis, who also happens to be Ripken’s neighbor. Ripken also discusses a potential return to Major League Baseball in a managerial role, and the advice LA Dodgers skipperDon Mattingly gave him about the gig.

The podcast finishes off with TIME TV critic,James Poniewozik, dialing in to recap the series finale of “Breaking Bad.” With Chris Brockman still catching up on Season 4, Rich sends him out of the room to discuss with Poniewozik and producer Chris Law in detail, the ending to one of television’s best series of all time.(Spoiler Alert!!! If you haven’t seen “Breaking Bad” and don’t want to hear how it ends, fast forward from the 1:26:00 mark through 1:57:00 )Read →

Rich Eisen's Top 10 Interviews

Unbelievably, after a four-year run, this is the last-ever incarnation of “The Rich Eisen Podcast.” Frequently, in this business, shows like this don’t end at the host’s request or behest. Usually, shows named after the host come to an abrupt close when the host is shown the door by security while holding office belongings in a cardboard box.

Thankfully, the reason why I’m shuttering this podcast after four wonderful years is because it’s turning into a daily three-hour TV show airing on DirecTV’s Audience Channel No. 239 and streaming live on the latest venture brought to you by NFL Media, the NFL Now app. NFL Now is also the home to the video archive of the show, which will also be available in audio podcast form on Podcast One as well as iTunes and virtually every other place you’ve been able to download this program over its lifespan. Best of all for our listeners, NFL Now is internationally available too.

It’s truly exciting news for your humble host and my podcast compadres Chris Law and Chris Brockman, who are traveling with the show’s move to a bigger and broader platform.

I started this podcast at the outset of the 2010 season because I thought there was a space in which to connect with the NFL Network fan base and have a conversation about the NFL and the entertainment world in one sitting. And I was rewarded with four years of stupendous football chatter involving fascinating figures from the gridiron and guests from across the TV, movie and music spectrum. Best yet, it did in fact get me closer to myriad football fans worldwide. I can not thank you enough for your passionate listenership. Please follow the show with us into the new horizon. We could not have done it without you. Thanks again and, as always, enjoy this listen.